Patient's question:
Hepatitis C antibody positive, 3 months pregnant, ALT 110, can the fetus be retained?Doctor's answer:
Hello, the hepatitis C virus is contagious and can be transmitted to babies through routes such as mother-to-child transmission and close daily contact. If a pregnant woman has hepatitis C, she can follow the same approach as for hepatitis B by receiving a shot of immune globulin during the seventh, eighth, and ninth months of pregnancy to produce antibodies that bind to the hepatitis C virus. This is known as passive immunity. Cesarean delivery is recommended during childbirth to reduce the risk of blood transmission.